Upon hearing this, the Empress Dowager simply said, "Do as she pleases, and let her live a few more days."
The imperial physician understood; this meant that Consort Zhen should suffer for a few more days.
Since the illness has already progressed to this point, and the patient is already disheartened, they probably won't be able to hold on for long anyway.
Upon hearing this, Shu Chengfeng issued an imperial edict: "Consort Zhen is seriously ill. In order to ensure her speedy recovery, the Ministry of Rites has been consulted. It has been determined that the zodiac sign and birth date of the twelfth prince, Shu Ningfeng, clash with those of Consort Zhen. Therefore, he will be adopted by the Duke of Gong's family as an heir, and his name will be changed to Shu Ke. He will leave the palace immediately and will not enter the palace again unless absolutely necessary. Consort Zhen was a favorite concubine of the late emperor, and the Imperial Medical Academy is ordered to do everything in its power."
This imperial edict was practically a death warrant.
The Empress Dowager had nothing more to say after hearing this.
This is tantamount to throwing the twelfth prince out of the palace.
He cannot be the late emperor's son.
Although the Duke of Gong was also a member of the royal family, he had long since become much more distant from Shu Chengfeng's branch of the family.
The title of Duke was only bestowed upon him because of his merits during the reign of the late emperor. Otherwise, given the generational decline in rank, he would likely have lost his title.
Duke Gong is already eighty years old this year...
The eldest grandson was older than the twelfth prince.
The title naturally wouldn't fall to him.
A few years later, the Duke of Gong passed away, and the twelfth prince had to fend for himself and find his own way to make a living.
Although the Imperial Household Department would give him some money every year, the salary he received as the twelfth prince was not the same as that received by a member of the imperial clan who was not in a position of power.
Of course, he can be a servant, but who would hire him?
The only way out is to see how much the Empress Dowager Zhen leaves him, and Shu Chengfeng doesn't stop him on this point.
The twelfth prince was practically driven out.
We must not linger for even a moment longer.
Hachiko wanted to come and see, and wanted to deliver it, but was stopped by his wet nurse.
“Good princess! This is an imperial decree. What use would it be for you to go now? You are bound to leave anyway. You must take care of yourself now. Only you can save yourself.”
"But how can I not care?" the Eighth Princess cried.
Just as she was crying, another imperial edict arrived.
This time, it was an imperial marriage, bestowing the Eighth Princess upon the Wei family. She was also given the title: Yiyu.
This Wei family is Wei Xiao's ancestral home, but he is the only grandson in his branch of the family.
Therefore, this prince consort was merely a cousin of the same family.
There was no princess's residence, and the imperial decree ordered her to marry on the 18th of August.
It hasn't even been a month.
The Eighth Princess slumped down, saying, "Brother... how cruel you are."
The wet nurse wiped away her tears: "Princess, you can't say that. His Majesty is still very good to you. If you don't get married soon, once... once Consort Zhen passes away, you will... You can only get married now, and after the Consort passes away, you can enter the palace to take charge. Only after you get married will you be qualified to take care of the Twelfth Prince. Princess, you have to think positively. This is a glimmer of hope that His Majesty is giving you."
Princess Yiyu remained silent for a long time, tears streaming down her face, before finally nodding: "Nurse, you're right... I don't know about the past, but... what my mother did was indeed wrong. We lost, we failed, and no one is to blame. Although my brother and I are princesses and princes,..."
"Forget it, I won't say anymore. It's better that there's no princess's residence. From now on, I'll just treat myself as an ordinary person, not a princess."
"Oh, it's good that you're taking it easy."
She was a girl, and she hadn't done anything wrong.
When the Empress Dowager heard about the arranged marriage, she merely snorted and didn't pay much attention.
The Ministry of the Interior made urgent preparations, but oversights were inevitable.
After all, there were still preparations to be made for the Empress Dowager's funeral.
That's not something that can be done in a short time.
At the same time, Consort Cao was also sent out of the palace and directly to a temple to practice Buddhism.
Compared to Consort Zhen, Consort Cao suffered an even worse fate.
He was young, and didn't have many good days before the late emperor passed away.
After spending several years in the cold palace, I'm going to the temple; but this is fate.
The late emperor must have committed a terrible sin.
When the Empress Dowager fell ill, everyone naturally had to take turns attending to her.
Yan Nangui returned on the same day as Consort Mu.
They took turns serving him.
It was afternoon when I came out.
Yan Nangui wasn't in a hurry to go back. He walked a few steps, passing through Changshou Palace and Ruining Palace, and went to the small garden behind to look at the flowers there.
Compared to the Imperial Garden, this garden is just a miniature one.
However, it was indeed quite colorful.
Upon entering, I encountered two princesses.
These were the Ninth Princess and the Tenth Princess, who lived in Liufang Pavilion.
The Ninth Princess was the daughter of Consort Lin, and the Tenth Princess was the daughter of Consort Guo.
The late emperor also had a twelfth princess. The twelfth princess was born to Consort Xu and was still young, living with her mother.
Consort Xu was only a Lady-in-Waiting in the past. Because she was the last to give birth, Consort Hua's son was given to her directly. Now, among the consorts, she is living a good life with both a son and a daughter.
Upon seeing Yan Nangui, the two princesses hurriedly stepped forward to greet her: "Greetings, Consort Chen."
"Princesses, there's no need for such formalities," Yan Nangui waved his hand.
She was a concubine, and a princess was a princess; both held high positions.
It's just that they weren't favored before, and now that they've become the late emperor's princesses, they have to bow down.
The two princesses didn't know what to say, so they simply accompanied Yan Nangui on a walk around.
"Thank you for your trouble, princesses. I'll be heading back now. It's hot, please take care of yourselves," Yan Nangui said before leaving.
After walking a distance, he said, "The Tenth Princess does resemble the late Emperor."
Chanyi nodded: "That's true."
“The eyes are the most similar,” Yuanhua said.
On the other side, the Ninth Princess and the Tenth Princess were also muttering to themselves.
"Consort Chen is truly beautiful; I've never seen her this close before," said the Tenth Princess.
“She is extremely beautiful, but Coco makes people feel afraid to approach her,” said the Ninth Princess.
The migrating geese of today are indeed beautiful yet sharp, possessing a kind of aggressive beauty.
She even carries a somewhat aloof air about her.
But she wasn't as aloof as Mui Siu-yee.
Hers is even on the strong side.
It's an indescribable beauty, and you can tell at a glance that you're not to be trifled with.
Actually, she wasn't like this a few years ago.
After all, the more she merged with this body, the more she became in line with her original nature.
Born noble, with a sharp and assertive nature.
The beauty of others is the kind that is immediately noticeable.
But her beauty is one that you cannot easily grasp or even dare to look at.
If we must use a flower as a metaphor, then the southward migration of wild geese is like a red lotus rising from the ashes.
Of course, Yan Nangui himself never thinks about these things.
The people who served her got used to it.
Only rare people like the Ninth and Tenth Princesses would ponder these things.
“Everyone says how beautiful Consort Xiangxian is, but I think Consort Chen is even more beautiful,” the Tenth Princess said.
"Oh yes, Consort Chen is really beautiful. And Consort Mei is said to be beautiful too, but I haven't seen her closely yet. From a distance, she looks aloof. And Consort Wen is beautiful too."
"Yi Jieyu is not bad either..."
They muttered to themselves that these two princesses were different from the Eighth Princess.
Their mothers were not particularly favored before, so after the late emperor's death, they only became imperial concubines.
Nothing changed, and I haven't suffered any torment.
Therefore, she still retains a girlish heart. Naturally, she's interested in seeing who looks better.
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